Walter Brearley
Walter Brearley
Born: 11 March 1876, Bolton, Lancashire
Died: 13 January 1937, Marylebone, London
Major Teams: Lancashire, London County, England.
Known As: Walter Brearley
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Test Debut: England v Australia at Manchester, 4th Test, 1905
Last Test: England v South Africa at Lord's, 1st Test, 1912
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1909
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 4 5 2 21 11* 7.00 0 0 0 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 117.3 25 359 17 21.11 5-110 1 0 41.4 3.05
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1902 - 1921)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 134 185 31 908 38 5.89 0 0 52 0
Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 29536 815 16305 844 19.31 9-47 93 27 34.9 3.31
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
Immortalized in the prose of Neville Cardus, Walter Brearley has
above all a character. An fast bowler in a period when the hard
work was usually done by the professionals, he put immense
effort into bowling as fast as he could. A big man, he bowled
from 8 paces, starting with an odd sideways step, and used all
his considerable bulk and strength to deliver what was probably
the fastest bowling in England in the first decade of the
century. He could move the ball away late, but preferred to rely
on changing his angle of attack using the crease, and sheer
pace. He was no batsman, and Cardus spread the story of the Old
Trafford horse positioning itself between the shafts of the
heavy roller when Brearley vaulted the pavilion gate. He
possessed enormous stamina, bowling as fast at the end of the
day as at the beginning, and possessed an unshakable faith in
his own ability, and the inability of any batsman to withstand
his attack MCC (Dave Liverman, 1998)..
Last Updated: Monday, 29-Jul-2002 02:48:03 GMT
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